United States Marine Corps F-35 jet crashes after clipping wings with KC-130J refuelling aircraft
On 29 September, the United States Marine Corps reported that a Lockheed Martin F-35B clipped wings with a Lockheed Martin KC-130J Super Hercules (registered...
Bell Boeing delivers first modified Osprey to U.S. Marine Corps for improved fleet readiness
Upgrade reduces configuration types to streamline maintenance and repairs Boeing and Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, have delivered the first modified MV-22 Osprey...
Pentagon and Lockheed Martin reach agreement reducing F-35A cost by 12.8 percent
The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin finalised a $34 billion agreement for the production and delivery of 478 F-35s at the lowest...
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey fleet surpasses 500,000 flight hours
Osprey continues to provide unique tiltrotor capabilities to support worldwide military missions The V-22 fleet of tiltrotor aircraft built by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron...
U.S. Marine Sikorsky CH-53E “Super Stallion” experiences in-flight fire during routine training mission
On 6 June, a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, experienced an...
U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 plane crashes in Mississippi – 16 dead
Sixteen US servicemen have died after the military plane carrying them went down in rural Mississippi, police say. There were 16 people on board the...